Lone Evergreen at Mount St. Helens
by Connie Fox
Title
Lone Evergreen at Mount St. Helens
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
One lone evergreen, offspring of a survivor, plus a colorful ridge of grasses and bright orange wildflowers, form some of the renewal that one can see at Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the Cascade Range in the state of Washington, USA.
For designers looking for images of snowy peaks, this one provides that--as well as a stunning story widely known. It is also a portrayal of survival and fortitude in the midst of the most formidable obstacles of life.
As of May 17, 1980, Mount St. Helens was considered one of the most perfect mountains in the world. When the mountain erupted at 8:32 a.m. on a Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, it was not only shaken but reshaped by a deluge of catastrophic events. These began with an earthquake that registered 5.1 on the Richter scale.
The huge mile-wide crater, shown here with what appears to be mist emerging, was created by that eruption. The north face of the tall, symmetrical mountain collapsed in a massive avalanche of debris. This view shows the North Fork Toutle River.
Copyright 2012–23 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
Nikon D80
Featured on the homepages of Premium FAA Artists, February 2014, and Weekly Fun For All Mediums, July 2014. Featured on the homepage of Memories and Nostalgia, November 2014, and 500 Views, April 2015. Prime-spot feature on the homepage of Nikon Full Frame Cameras. Featured in Travel Art (and promoted on Facebook's FAA Travel Art page), August 2019. Featured on the homepages of The Meandering Photographer and USA Photographers Only, December 2022; The Art Workshop, 10 Plus, 1000 Views on 1 Image, Serenity Inspiring Images, and 1000 to 1999 Views, August 2023.
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September 12th, 2012
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Comments (16)
Holly April Harris
I am very pleased to feature your lovely photo in ‘Serenity Inspiring Photography!’ Please add it to the “2023 Third Quarter FEATURED IMAGES Gallery” thread in the discussions area to record and exhibit your image amongst the best in the group. Thank you! 8/15/23
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Steve Rich
Thank you, Connie. Your WONDERFUL Lone Evergreen - Mount St. Helens 2012 image has been FEATURED on the home page of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (2022)" active discussion thread.
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Doug Norkum, for the stunningly beautiful feature of my "Lone Evergreen - Mount St. Helens 2012" in Nikon Full Frame Cameras. It's quite an honor to see it on the homepage and share it with the world. Hoping it will provide some encouragement. If this little tree can survive and contribute in its own unique way, we can make it too. Huge thanks!
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group 500 VIEWS.
Connie Fox replied:
Thanks, so much, Mariola, for featuring "Lone Evergreen" in 500 Views. I am honored.
Connie Fox
Alexandria, thank you for the lovely feature of "Lone Evergreen" in Memories and Nostalgia. I really appreciate that!
Connie Fox
Chrisann, I am always impressed whenever someone appreciates the merit and beauty of this scene. Having it featured on the homepage of Weekly Fun For All Mediums is a real honor and deeply appreciated, especially given the subject matter. Thank you so much!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Dan, for your generosity in featuring so many of my images. I really appreciate your having chosen this particular one, for I resubmitted it several days ago with improvements. The original was straight out of the camera, but this one captures so many more details of the topographical changes and upheaval of the volcanic eruption. Love the little evergreen standing alone.
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